Motion Support

The Motion Wiki Support pages are here for you if you have a technical question or any question about the use of Motion. Motion is free software and does not include support, so please do not contact the developers directly if you have installation questions. This support web is for Motion users by Motion users.

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Headline	Age	Last Change
Only save picture on area_detect	3085	22 Jun 2017 - 20:45 RomanR
Wansview K2 (720p Wireless IP Camera) Support	3117	21 May 2017 - 23:14 JohnLaboe
How to record video at the same time	3169	30 Mar 2017 - 20:32 JoPitts
Motion and ComOnyx CO-L221 camera	3176	23 Mar 2017 - 13:36 RamilMukhtarov
Access-Control-Allow-Origin	3179	21 Mar 2017 - 08:17 SuburSubekti
Single JPEG image using HTTP	3183	17 Mar 2017 - 07:24 JermyHollew32332
Led webcam Logitech does not turn on	3207	20 Feb 2017 - 16:22 NicoMesa
Invalid netcam_url (rtsp://192.168.1.43:554/11) - why?	3231	27 Jan 2017 - 21:08 HennerK
Can't get a correct video, only few frames	3233	25 Jan 2017 - 19:07 FloD
no videostream on html page	3234	24 Jan 2017 - 21:38 ThaninSchultheis
Hikvision IP POE Camera Support ????	3249	10 Jan 2017 - 08:58 DazzConway
web server access logs?	3256	02 Jan 2017 - 17:42 RobertPellegrini
multiple network camera	3305	15 Nov 2016 - 08:34 RaffaeleDebbi
External program to pipe raw video to	3305	14 Nov 2016 - 20:30 RicardoBirwe
How do I trim pictures just detect area	3309	11 Nov 2016 - 05:13 YushinSuzuki
Motion + debian 8.5 + logitech c270	3349	01 Oct 2016 - 18:22 GenaBaklofen
Web cam specifics info.	3378	02 Sep 2016 - 16:54 DavidHorner
How to update to latest Version of MOTION & MOTIONEYE?	3390	21 Aug 2016 - 15:14 WolframFischer
TP-Link NC-200 almost works	3408	03 Aug 2016 - 14:50 SvenWallage
Motion captures corrupted image	3413	29 Jul 2016 - 17:46 MishaBirman
Motion CORS	3444	29 Jun 2016 - 07:52 KimMinSu
how to connect to motion via ipv6	3461	12 Jun 2016 - 11:57 JanSundermeyer
Zmodo DVR (H.264)	3466	06 Jun 2016 - 19:49 BillS
Motion doesn't resolve .local netcam_url	3481	22 May 2016 - 14:54 DanielFarfan
ffmpeg version	3483	21 May 2016 - 10:38 RiccardoB
Cannot add IP camera to motion eye	3493	11 May 2016 - 01:59 BryceLunt
parameters from motion.conf not available	3509	24 Apr 2016 - 12:29 VavinCavent
Foscam FI9803P V2 - Not able to get image	3515	18 Apr 2016 - 13:01 ManuelBesoain
Can motion create animated GIFs?	3525	09 Apr 2016 - 03:43 ZamarAcido
Exact Capture Time	3527	06 Apr 2016 - 20:13 GatorY
Output debug pictures	3528	06 Apr 2016 - 11:33 StuartBloom
Command Of motion	3552	12 Mar 2016 - 17:05 JeanEude
Watchdog timeout using more than 4 cameras on 8 channel tw68 card	3563	01 Mar 2016 - 20:23 TonySimpson
Motion video capture pauses exactly once every second	3569	24 Feb 2016 - 18:09 JewbixCube
Motion unable to open video device	3581	13 Feb 2016 - 08:30 AllanBogh
Frame Rate?	3584	10 Feb 2016 - 09:28 SteffenEwald
Adjusting webcam settings before motion thread grabs camera	3587	09 Feb 2016 - 17:14 IaMalcolm
Motion gives me distorted colores	3611	08 Feb 2016 - 10:27 IaMalcolm
Can't make motion do a simple beep (bel)	3595	29 Jan 2016 - 17:53 JonBaker
motion detects a "motion" every time it is started	3598	26 Jan 2016 - 16:44 MarkMiller31
Installation Failing	3602	22 Jan 2016 - 15:30 MattDunn
web srever connection question	3613	11 Jan 2016 - 18:57 BilskerBoo
Configuring Motion	3615	10 Jan 2016 - 00:07 CarlHart
Gate opening with Raspberry Pi, motion and OpenALPR	3618	06 Jan 2016 - 19:51 RaymondWarichet
Detection on slow turning boat; maximal threshold	3636	27 Dec 2015 - 06:35 MdFigley
The high speed of the video stream using a codec mov.	3631	24 Dec 2015 - 13:43 AlexanderYakovlev
Fail to call bash file from motion.conf	3647	17 Dec 2015 - 11:27 JuanPita
Mask file	3655	11 Dec 2015 - 03:06 SethD
Everything works except webcam port and motion detection	3648	07 Dec 2015 - 22:22 DavidPowell
HTTP API raw output?	3649	06 Dec 2015 - 18:29 SethD
AutoStartDaemonProducesNoVideoOutput	3651	04 Dec 2015 - 20:50 WayneGregori
Motion differences	3667	30 Nov 2015 - 14:21 StuartBloom
Configuration tolerance for network loss	3665	30 Nov 2015 - 04:21 MrDave
Alternate ffmpeg output	3711	22 Nov 2015 - 18:54 MrDave
Server returned 401 Unauthorized (authorization failed)	3707	22 Nov 2015 - 18:52 MrDave
Running external commands "in the background"?	3704	22 Nov 2015 - 18:40 MrDave
LaView LV-CDP6014 network camera	3703	22 Nov 2015 - 18:37 MrDave
Mac OS X support	3681	22 Nov 2015 - 17:31 MrDave
IPC ipcam trouble to connect with motion	3685	22 Nov 2015 - 17:15 MrDave
Problem with access right to target directory	3700	16 Oct 2015 - 16:00 PuckeyP
Motion installation error on Intel Edison	3704	12 Oct 2015 - 12:32 FalakDesai
Configure Network IP Cam with Raspberry Pi as DVR	3714	04 Oct 2015 - 17:23 DouglasHurd
image is smaller than specified	3722	24 Sep 2015 - 20:04 DieterB
CORS and motion	3732	15 Sep 2015 - 11:53 FranceTittu
Captured flv files playback ways to fast	3742	04 Sep 2015 - 21:02 MarkusK
Is it possible to track one stream for motion and record another on detection	3778	04 Sep 2015 - 20:59 MarkusK
Launching a script	3757	21 Aug 2015 - 03:29 DvrHax
Can't use other resolution other than 352x288 with yuvy pallete	3758	20 Aug 2015 - 10:00 JonathanRahardjo
Authentication error with RTSP	3781	27 Jul 2015 - 18:56 DanielLettau
motion_init: Error capturing first image	3789	19 Jul 2015 - 17:08 KlingC
connection problem	3793	15 Jul 2015 - 12:17 KarstenDarre
Daily time-lapse video only records 16-18 hours	3796	13 Jul 2015 - 03:40 PaulMcCarthy
.mov files is not created	3799	10 Jul 2015 - 13:05 CarloOrecchia
on_motion_end not working	3810	28 Jun 2015 - 23:48 FlyingPersian
unrecognized image header, choppy image	3818	21 Jun 2015 - 08:16 DonAitken
motion segfaults in ffmpeg	3864	15 Jun 2015 - 19:51 MarcinJurkowski
Record multiple cameras on any motion to one mpeg	3824	15 Jun 2015 - 10:25 FlashT
Foscam fi8910w connection issue	3827	11 Jun 2015 - 15:59 XybotSmith
Motion segfaults when image size width=640 keight=480	3830	08 Jun 2015 - 17:43 LinuxLearner
on_event_end script log error missing	3852	17 May 2015 - 17:08 GilbertWilliams
integration with C program	3854	15 May 2015 - 19:52 SetuGupta
ffmpeg Pipe vs. Library	3863	07 May 2015 - 01:51 ChrisConner
Debian 8 jessie,	3864	05 May 2015 - 18:05 IgorLimonov
Logitech QuickCam not working	3868	02 May 2015 - 07:45 BartChaltin
external data source for text display	3871	28 Apr 2015 - 14:48 KeithSchmitt
Green screen only from Wanscam.	3877	22 Apr 2015 - 18:51 JamesRoots
Timelapse video broken again by ffmpeg upgrade (to 2.2.14)	3877	22 Apr 2015 - 12:27 StefanBruda
Motion-trunk does not save all images	4410	22 Apr 2015 - 08:50 DavidRobb
--sysconfdir configure parameter specifies both config file install dir AND search dir.	3950	09 Feb 2015 - 05:57 AlanFord
How to get less sensitive to fluctuations of brightness	4064	17 Oct 2014 - 13:09 RoBra81
daemon removal	4065	16 Oct 2014 - 21:10 GerhardW
Targeting system for Raspberry Pi	4079	03 Oct 2014 - 01:01 ChrisHinshaw
Edit HTML Motion Configuration	4081	30 Sep 2014 - 18:28 NandaSamudera
milli/nano seconds	4155	18 Jul 2014 - 23:24 JoshuaPeluso
How to record all the time and save a image when a motion ocurs	4198	05 Jun 2014 - 23:39 GoekhanSevo
Bug for using Postgresql	4211	24 May 2014 - 05:57 AlanLai
Smart mask and static mask	4221	13 May 2014 - 13:09 KyuzoUzumaki
Exporting Coordinates	4227	07 May 2014 - 17:43 HenriqueAndrade
increase fps in timelaps	4246	18 Apr 2014 - 20:10 VitoAmmirata
Motion capture jpg contains interframe frame line offset	4248	16 Apr 2014 - 18:59 GlennTelleed
Motion with 2 cameras, only one works	4248	16 Apr 2014 - 17:08 PanosXatzi
Movie record quality bad	4366	15 Apr 2014 - 20:55 DirkHilges
on_movie_end doesen't work	4636	08 Apr 2014 - 13:26 DavidPowell
Detection from multiple cameras simulteanusly	4265	08 Apr 2014 - 10:31 DazzConway
Problems controling motion via cron - bug?	4266	30 Mar 2014 - 07:40 ReggieNoo
Is it possible to record or capture IP Camera using motion in realtime ?	4267	29 Mar 2014 - 02:52 IrvanKro
Snapshots get overwritten if interval < 10s	4268	27 Mar 2014 - 15:38 EnzoBrands
svn trunk motion + git trunk ffmpeg + Ubuntu 10.04	4278	26 Mar 2014 - 13:06 KarelH
Watchdog timeout httpd	4271	25 Mar 2014 - 07:52 CharlesMoyes
Increase motion detection speed	4274	22 Mar 2014 - 04:31 HunterHu
possible race with 2 stk1160 USB devices	4284	11 Mar 2014 - 18:58 PratFall
Slow MPEG Record	4310	14 Feb 2014 - 10:35 AlexKirchner
AXIS 207 Network Camera	4313	11 Feb 2014 - 10:16 B0ssK4ra
Trying to build on CentOS 6.4 - compiler throwing errors	4338	08 Feb 2014 - 15:20 MikePort
Using motion with stream from VLC	4319	04 Feb 2014 - 19:27 GustavoCampos
Screen variables	4321	02 Feb 2014 - 21:31 AugustoVelasco
Video pictures very dark and cannot increase brightness	4322	02 Feb 2014 - 09:16 ReggieNoo
couldn't get IP-Cam L-Series working with motion	4325	01 Feb 2014 - 06:22 MichaelPlagmann
Can motion read from standard input / pipe / file instead of the video device ?	4332	23 Jan 2014 - 06:55 AndySen
myfopen: Error opening file | put_picture: Can't write picture to file	4342	13 Jan 2014 - 03:25 RaulFenossi
Two Questions about Motion on Raspberry Pi (x.264 and FFMPEG)	4343	11 Jan 2014 - 15:02 MattMoore
Motion with Logitech cam works for the first time, the second always fails	5058	27 Dec 2013 - 09:43 TosiaraT
Please Adjust Webcam Server to Work with Chrome	4359	26 Dec 2013 - 17:05 DavidRadin
What are the default Saturation, Contrast and Hue values?	4371	15 Dec 2013 - 05:19 StevenD
Command line options for reconfiguring motion	4378	08 Dec 2013 - 10:19 AravindI
delete file.avi file.jpeg	4390	28 Nov 2013 - 01:50 AmriAm
Camera IP Wanscam JW0008 (Motion OK); JW0011 esterna (Motion KO!)	4392	24 Nov 2013 - 15:29 DanieleModica
H264 support in "v4l2_palette"-option?	4410	06 Nov 2013 - 09:45 AndreiAlexsson
What does emulate_motion do?	4410	05 Nov 2013 - 18:35 AndrewK
Threshold for movies in seconds	4410	05 Nov 2013 - 16:14 ThomasKuczek
No motion detected in netcam (Axis) though motion previously detected in webcam	4416	31 Oct 2013 - 02:48 WillStewart
motion works, but does not show stream	4476	29 Oct 2013 - 17:24 DavidRadin
Duplicate and blank webcams in multi camera setup.	4434	15 Oct 2013 - 14:25 JohnBadger
nph-mjprox won't refresh	4437	10 Oct 2013 - 10:14 DavidKjoeller
Help me with setting	4455	21 Sep 2013 - 19:47 KirsSysh
Cannot view motion streaming images in browser	4455	21 Sep 2013 - 18:08 JasonYang
record all images. attach to mail only the best one.	4458	19 Sep 2013 - 11:48 ChristopheC
Camera D-Link 932L	4463	14 Sep 2013 - 11:02 AlbertBufias
What determines when the %v (event) counter resets?	4478	29 Aug 2013 - 18:38 KeeganMorrison
Digitemp and Motion	4480	28 Aug 2013 - 05:54 AkulovMikhail
Add webcam_authentication feature - just like control_authentication	4483	25 Aug 2013 - 04:24 JoeMotionMan
How to reduce false motion alarms	4488	19 Aug 2013 - 15:04 LawrenceChiu
Motion shows the bottom of the image gray	4491	16 Aug 2013 - 17:46 LuisMunster
Is there any Support Here	4491	16 Aug 2013 - 15:03 LynnPaskett
on_event_end not executing script	4493	15 Aug 2013 - 03:50 LynnPaskett
Motion Crashes. No logs...	4495	12 Aug 2013 - 22:00 KesanoKX
Panasonic IP Cam Support	4507	31 Jul 2013 - 20:18 JustinPoiroux
text_left	4507	31 Jul 2013 - 16:32 StanBruyn
Overlay text on webcam-server stream	4507	31 Jul 2013 - 14:58 StanBruyn
Hosting webcam with nginx on RPi	4522	16 Jul 2013 - 20:05 BeeMan
Autobrightness does not work on two USB cameras	4527	12 Jul 2013 - 08:58 RobbertBen
No longer able to record timelapse video	4527	12 Jul 2013 - 07:03 StefanBruda
RTSP Support	4529	09 Jul 2013 - 22:58 GerardoCaudillo
ffmpeg_open: avcodec_open - could not open codec mpeg4	4531	07 Jul 2013 - 19:12 UweWeng
on_motion_detected not working	4534	04 Jul 2013 - 14:52 TyY
Differences in behaviour between daemon and non daemon modes	4561	07 Jun 2013 - 18:37 GlennT
How can I hide defined image area	4579	20 May 2013 - 16:28 UweHeidrich
X-Y coordinates	4591	09 May 2013 - 05:51 JasonRStockton
Get info where the motion was detected	4591	08 May 2013 - 13:41 MatthiasHeise
Video recording start 1 min after motion has detected	4601	28 Apr 2013 - 14:04 YimengNiu
movie_filename with directories generating weird characters in directory names	4609	20 Apr 2013 - 22:22 RichardBlundell
Timelapse movies from 1280 * 720 IP cam mostly can not be viewed	4640	20 Mar 2013 - 20:05 BenZandstra
Starting motion only during the day	4646	15 Mar 2013 - 05:33 RodoDendron
webcam restarting and patrol movement should not be detected	4650	11 Mar 2013 - 02:17 LuisOrtega
Mition terminating from permission issue but have full (777) writes to target_dir	4674	14 Feb 2013 - 14:36 JasonKumpf
Code insertion	4682	06 Feb 2013 - 20:32 YannTripet
Picture corruption, 'setup_mode on', 2 Logitech QuickCams	5390	24 Jan 2013 - 20:29 DazzConway
Adjusting resolution from 640x480 to 176x144 - Wouldn't seem to be USB related	5640	21 Jan 2013 - 21:13 DazzConway
Partial green image	4700	21 Jan 2013 - 19:22 AadSlingerland
When streaming live webcam feed, only moving objects is shown	4706	13 Jan 2013 - 22:07 MichaelAndersen
height and width remove modulo 16 restriction	4713	07 Jan 2013 - 08:31 PeepoCom
Motion 3.2.12 gmake failed with ffmpeg error	4714	05 Jan 2013 - 13:02 ChengGan
Solved: 2 video encoders, same brand, same settings, one works, one gives libjpeg decompression failure	4721	30 Dec 2012 - 06:29 BenZandstra
Motion suddenly run in 176x144	4733	17 Dec 2012 - 21:07 TaryaKnyazya
illegal instruction error	4738	12 Dec 2012 - 22:52 NeuroneTv
libjpeg problem	4753	27 Nov 2012 - 15:09 RaivoKask
on_motion_start, on_motion_end - only starting/ending at start/end of motion	4762	18 Nov 2012 - 19:02 AndrewA
streaming from windows box to use as netcam in motion	4767	14 Nov 2012 - 11:40 JosephCurwen
http://:8081 display a grey captured image/streaming	4770	10 Nov 2012 - 19:42 MiguiPda
No video after trying chmod/palettes/etc.	4782	29 Oct 2012 - 18:36 VladHid
motion prevents the use of second camera by other apps	4783	28 Oct 2012 - 19:30 RisRos
Occasional watchdog timeouts on netcams	4800	11 Oct 2012 - 14:20 JeffSiddall
Motin works, but FFMpeg gives errors	4803	08 Oct 2012 - 20:34 BenZandstra
Sending live stream to a cloud server apache	4824	17 Sep 2012 - 18:26 JonVrabel
can't see live image; only see mask image	4826	15 Sep 2012 - 17:07 GaryNg
Which of usb cammera cooperates the best with motion	4827	15 Sep 2012 - 11:38 RomoSnie
Can I send a RAW video stream (YUV or YUYV)?	4851	22 Aug 2012 - 08:13 EthanMiller
Minimum Size of motion capture	4856	16 Aug 2012 - 21:30 FrTed
motion spawning	4857	15 Aug 2012 - 14:22 DaleWilcox
jpeg there but configure and make so no	4866	07 Aug 2012 - 03:45 DavidHorner
HTTP server only serves at about 1 frame per second	4870	02 Aug 2012 - 22:58 JoelLieberman
Incorrect palete problem. Logitech C200 working on raspberrypi	4877	27 Jul 2012 - 01:55 RemigiuszWawrzyniak
Problem if resolution is greater then 352x288	4883	21 Jul 2012 - 07:37 VaclavKeberdle
AVI Filename Mismatch When Viewed in Windows	4958	06 May 2012 - 20:30 RockyCJC
Saving individual frames of mjpeg stream	4963	01 May 2012 - 18:30 PeterSchmidt
Create folders by date	4992	03 Apr 2012 - 08:23 AppoloAppolosov
create folders by date	4992	03 Apr 2012 - 08:16 AppoloAppolosov
Bandwith issue in USB 3.0	5004	21 Mar 2012 - 13:42 JeanFrancoisHEINTZ
Image corruption when capturing 2 cameras	5027	21 Mar 2012 - 10:21 TosiaraTT
Webcam doesn't work with Motion active	5014	11 Mar 2012 - 21:00 FaceAnoms
Relative links in HTTP Based Control	5031	23 Feb 2012 - 18:52 DanielFarfan
How to set txt file as output	5036	19 Feb 2012 - 01:29 AqilG
Error capturing first image	5038	16 Feb 2012 - 22:37 CimOrlandu
How to configure to capture only at specified times of day	5060	13 Feb 2012 - 06:55 DavidHorner
Loss of remote control.	5042	13 Feb 2012 - 06:49 DavidHorner
Trouble backgrounding daemon process - Debian PowerPC Linux	5042	12 Feb 2012 - 15:58 KevinZedrick
2 usbcams on 1 usb bus with 15 fps is possible - how to set frames per second?	5057	29 Jan 2012 - 00:05 GeJansen
Motion on OpenSuse 12.1 x64	5079	07 Jan 2012 - 01:35 RaoEl
Motion Paused while ptz moving	5087	30 Dec 2011 - 09:46 AlfredoMarchini2
OSMF Player (Instead Combozola) Live Stream	5119	28 Nov 2011 - 11:49 EduardoCosta
mysql connections in sleep state	5179	29 Sep 2011 - 08:39 PeterTar
error on my cam GRANDTECH MEGAPIXEL IP CAM	5179	28 Sep 2011 - 22:34 FedericoDalZotto
low fps in detected motion	5183	24 Sep 2011 - 15:37 EvgenyPolupanov
Using motion as a tool to log amount of motion	5194	14 Sep 2011 - 07:05 LukasRuge
on_movie_start	5211	06 Sep 2011 - 20:28 FlorinAnton
Motion not recognizing the webcams	5207	31 Aug 2011 - 18:14 ChesterLou
Motion + pwcbsd + FreeBSD 8.1p2 amd64 + USB Quickcam 4000 Express	5208	31 Aug 2011 - 08:20 B3r3N
on_event_start not working in daemon mode on Fedora 14	5222	16 Aug 2011 - 23:40 MichaelMullins
should on_event_start run more than once per event?	5230	09 Aug 2011 - 03:18 FrankMildan
It looks like motion is running with interrupts off, ignoring the scheduler, or something even more wonky on OMAP3 (gumstix) system	5237	02 Aug 2011 - 02:25 ThorFarrish
Motion detection Algorithm	5245	25 Jul 2011 - 11:31 AyhiIlhi
Palette fail on composite input	5260	09 Jul 2011 - 22:01 TravisSimonds
Logitech C200 auto exposure control	5270	30 Jun 2011 - 11:44 UrosS
Order of time of motion detection ?	5282	17 Jun 2011 - 22:53 AsmaaElassal
Light level changes causing false events	5462	09 Jun 2011 - 18:13 AndrewBurgess
Camera refocusing causes false positive motion detection	5434	09 Jun 2011 - 18:00 AndrewBurgess
Live Streaming in format other than MJPEG	5294	06 Jun 2011 - 06:46 PranavTipnis
Quantization table 0x00 was not defined	5309	21 May 2011 - 13:41 AlexeyRod
How to secure access to your cam ports?	5377	15 Mar 2011 - 11:09 DannyKeuleneire
on_picture_save - calling rsync	5384	08 Mar 2011 - 13:30 MichaelS
how it knows page sis a jpg and multiple jpgs/movies per page example	5417	03 Feb 2011 - 01:49 DavidH
IP Camera Aviosys-9060AK: Unable to open video device.	5698	18 Jan 2011 - 20:39 PavelM345
webcam server: need to NOT write jpeg files, and bind to a different interface	5439	11 Jan 2011 - 23:01 LeeAllen
solid white image	5440	10 Jan 2011 - 22:14 StoneObscurity
Random picture using motion on synology with uvc-drivers (mjpg-streamers works)	5446	04 Jan 2011 - 22:42 RolandEgli
Fedora 14 motion daemon stops after a few seconds	5455	26 Dec 2010 - 13:19 BRUNETJeanPhilippe
How does DLink DCS 5230 use PTZ with Motion?	5468	13 Dec 2010 - 12:18 UweHeidrich
how to restrict access to camera streaming	5483	29 Nov 2010 - 10:51 IgorBunjevac
Airlink101 SkyIPCam500 Wired Night Vision Network Camera	5483	28 Nov 2010 - 18:07 DanEger
very slow frame from only one camera on arm9 s3c2410 paltform.why!can you help me!!	5489	23 Nov 2010 - 03:06 LikelinuxLikelinux
Captured image has wrong colors (displacement of chrome data)	5514	29 Oct 2010 - 11:07 JorgeNerin
USB Video device permissions need changing before motion can connect	5520	23 Oct 2010 - 08:22 DazzConway
LINKSYS WVC200 camera connection	5520	23 Oct 2010 - 07:20 JorgeOvallos
put password on streaming page	5546	27 Sep 2010 - 07:57 JeromeBzh
mp4 h264 streaming	5569	05 Sep 2010 - 11:14 FlorinAnton
No auto exposure with Logitech Quickcam express	5569	05 Sep 2010 - 08:14 DazzConway
Streaming server	5570	02 Sep 2010 - 19:48 AntonioTellechea
adding camera in runtime	5585	18 Aug 2010 - 21:04 FlorinAnton
BT878 video (IVC-200), VIDIOC_ENUMINPUT: Invalid, VIDIOCGCHAN): Invalid	5592	17 Aug 2010 - 05:16 DougDuBoulay
USB webcam bad immage at 640x480, all good at 352x288	5622	30 Jul 2010 - 10:51 PavelM345
Moving objects in video are transparent	5621	27 Jul 2010 - 19:57 JokubasJokubas
Trigger / Post Cap etc. in upper left of video	5608	26 Jul 2010 - 13:02 DavidPickard
USB disconnects	5614	21 Jul 2010 - 05:19 CeeJay
How to add audio to my .avi captured file?	5638	26 Jun 2010 - 12:27 LouisCroisez
OpenSuse 11.2 JPEG Library Issue	5642	25 Jun 2010 - 07:39 DanieWeideman
netcam and bktr0 not working in one config..	5847	17 May 2010 - 11:19 JeffMcCorney
Motion can't open device after capture	5681	15 May 2010 - 10:41 PabloGNU
Many green lines on a image!	5797	27 Jan 2010 - 16:02 JeffMcCorney
Advanced suppression/timeout of motion detection	5789	27 Jan 2010 - 08:08 MichlSchmid
Increase motion detecting sensitivity/ have motion recording everything between hours?	5857	19 Nov 2009 - 16:22 NateLeDuc
Functionality of old Minimum_Gap in 3.2.11?	5891	17 Oct 2009 - 18:02 AdemRudin
Static mask file and smart mask at the same time?	6055	06 May 2009 - 11:14 DominicH

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Up to 10 Most Recent Support Questions that have been Assigned:

Headline	Age	Last Change	Assigned To
motion: Thread 3 - Watchdog timeout, did NOT restart graceful,killing it!	5171	12 Apr 2015 - 09:23 TosiaraT	TosiaraT
Installation on Slackware	4069	12 Apr 2015 - 09:21 TosiaraT	TosiaraT
motion crashing after motion capture	4018	12 Apr 2015 - 09:14 TosiaraT	TosiaraT
stable release wanted!	3980	12 Apr 2015 - 09:07 TosiaraT	TosiaraT
Install Motion on Centos6	3966	12 Apr 2015 - 09:00 TosiaraT	TosiaraT
motion 3.2.12 - ffmpeg 0.8.16-6 - ipwebcam android	3960	12 Apr 2015 - 08:54 TosiaraT	AlanFord
Blocky image artifacts corrupting snapshots	3969	12 Apr 2015 - 08:51 TosiaraT	AlanFord
Deasturated image with color shifted	3932	12 Apr 2015 - 08:47 TosiaraT	AlanFord
Event on motion picture saved	3928	12 Apr 2015 - 08:43 TosiaraT	AlanFord
Motion detection, PIR-like function	3908	12 Apr 2015 - 08:31 TosiaraT

See all AssignedQuestions.

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The 100 Most Recent Support Questions that have been Answered:

Headline	Age	Last Change
errors while parsing motion.conf (Motion 3.2.12 in Raspbian Jessie)	3584	11 Feb 2016 - 06:29 JoelK
Raspbrerry Pi 2	3730	04 Dec 2015 - 11:09 BoudelJenks
motion detection method	3676	22 Nov 2015 - 17:26 MrDave
raspberry pi motion	3814	04 Sep 2015 - 20:51 MarkusK
SOLVED: rtsp netcam not working	3879	22 Apr 2015 - 09:56 EmilioDefranco
/etc/init.d/motion: 2: /etc/default/motion: logfile: not found	3886	21 Apr 2015 - 21:02 ArnaudCognard
Motion start errors	4228	12 Apr 2015 - 09:42 TosiaraT
Fedora 20->21 motion stopped working.	4008	12 Apr 2015 - 09:09 TosiaraT
How to make multiple views af streaming webcams (Raspberry Pi cam)	3920	12 Apr 2015 - 08:37 TosiaraT
mjpeg with uvcvideo cam logitech HDPro C910	5441	12 Apr 2015 - 08:20 TosiaraT
Extra frames detected after real motion	3956	17 Feb 2015 - 00:49 AlanFord
(segfault) Failed to create avi file, segmentation fault	4162	28 Sep 2014 - 14:07 TosiaraT
(package) Is motion really in rpmfusion repo for redhat/centos 6?	4145	28 Sep 2014 - 13:56 TosiaraT
remote control/config motion via web browser	4084	28 Sep 2014 - 13:54 TosiaraT
Problem with image quality or stream authentification	5694	26 Sep 2014 - 19:06 TosiaraT
Divide Screen/Multiple cameras	5976	26 Sep 2014 - 19:05 TosiaraT
how to save a image as bmp file type	4161	26 Sep 2014 - 18:25 TosiaraT
RSTP Protocol Support	4150	26 Sep 2014 - 18:16 TosiaraT
Multiple raspberry pi's with camera module, running motion	4147	26 Sep 2014 - 18:15 TosiaraT
Compilation with kernel 3.11.6 ?	4094	26 Sep 2014 - 17:50 TosiaraT
Motion "unknown config options" with the standard given motion.conf	5051	23 Apr 2014 - 10:23 DavidWales
How can I use auto-brightness with a netcam?	4605	24 Feb 2014 - 06:02 AngelCarpintero
Access to Live Webcan Server through login and password	4302	24 Feb 2014 - 05:59 AngelCarpintero
Motion compile fails on Beaglebone (arm7) with "Error: bad instruction `emms'"	5052	27 Dec 2013 - 09:13 TosiaraT
FOSCAM FI8918W and Motion	4660	28 Jul 2013 - 05:58 PhilipTait
Unable to find a compatible palette format with pac207 webcam	6160	03 Mar 2013 - 23:56 ChrisBlack
Calling an external program when the capture device fails?	4662	01 Mar 2013 - 07:14 KennethLavrsen
lastsnap.jpg not being created	4661	01 Mar 2013 - 07:04 KennethLavrsen
Green Output from USB Capture on Raspberry Pi	4905	08 Jul 2012 - 00:41 AngelCarpintero
Motion and MySQL on raspberrypi	4908	08 Jul 2012 - 00:36 AngelCarpintero
Cannot upload to FTP. (Solved)	4904	07 Jul 2012 - 17:33 AngelCarpintero
No my sql support?	4925	09 Jun 2012 - 21:35 AngelCarpintero
Unable to open Logitech C270	4931	07 Jun 2012 - 11:07 AngelCarpintero
external commands	4941	02 Jun 2012 - 02:55 AngelCarpintero
how do i view live stream from remote computer	4952	02 Jun 2012 - 02:50 AngelCarpintero
Background daemon seems to not function whatsoever.	4934	02 Jun 2012 - 02:47 AngelCarpintero
Normal motion stream on mini http server	5082	04 Feb 2012 - 23:54 AngelCarpintero
No action happening for on_event_start, on_movie_end, etc,, running in daemon mode	5072	24 Jan 2012 - 11:49 AngelCarpintero
linux/videodev.h not found	5099	05 Jan 2012 - 03:17 AngelCarpintero
Translate movement into direction	5125	30 Nov 2011 - 21:02 AngelCarpintero
Unknown webcam is not working :(	5125	22 Nov 2011 - 09:18 AngelCarpintero
Can't get on_movie_end to do anything	6098	11 Nov 2011 - 18:08 JohnR
Panasonic bl-c121	5144	11 Nov 2011 - 09:20 AngelCarpintero
cannot compile motion 3.2.12 with latest ffmpeg	5309	31 Oct 2011 - 03:53 AngelCarpintero
Motion detecting changes long after objects have stopped moving	5179	30 Sep 2011 - 10:41 JasonWestervelt
Logitech Quickcam cool using spca5xx-le driver	6474	08 Jun 2011 - 08:58 HenryFord
Motion does not identify /dev/video0 on Ubuntu Lucid, but VLC can see it.	5435	26 Apr 2011 - 10:19 DavidLeeming
How is it possible to restart only one thread?	5407	17 Feb 2011 - 02:56 AngelCarpintero
Problems in resolution using a Trust Webcam	5683	07 Feb 2011 - 20:15 ChuckHeron
ffmpeg enconding to flv to fast (msmpeg4 is ok)	6251	28 Jan 2011 - 21:15 FlorinAnton
How can I check why I cannot reach the motion webserver at localhost on the given port in the motion.conf ?	5484	01 Dec 2010 - 20:12 BenZandstra
Maximum number of cameras	5548	07 Nov 2010 - 11:43 AngelCarpintero
Multiple usb cams - unable to open device	5514	29 Oct 2010 - 02:04 OctavianStolnicu
Disable Auto exposure?	5915	29 Jul 2010 - 16:00 YannickDrolet
How to take pictures less frequently during motion?	5659	06 Jun 2010 - 18:58 AngelCarpintero
black screen on web preview	5696	30 May 2010 - 11:28 AngelCarpintero
unable to compile vloopback 1.3 in gentoo	5683	16 May 2010 - 00:55 AngelCarpintero
Simple logitech webcam, /dev/video0 fatal error	5687	15 May 2010 - 17:54 AngelCarpintero
Have motion run only at certain times.	5947	02 May 2010 - 13:59 AngelCarpintero
set a color for the motion outline box	5700	28 Apr 2010 - 22:00 AngelCarpintero
Conceptronic C54netcam2 problem	5887	28 Mar 2010 - 22:22 AngelCarpintero
HTTP authentication for STREAM URl	5959	28 Mar 2010 - 15:19 AngelCarpintero
Running motion on a Nokia N810	6200	21 Mar 2010 - 18:53 AngelCarpintero
More than 2 usb webcams in motion?	5828	21 Mar 2010 - 18:53 AngelCarpintero
How to allow only certain IP's connect to my webcam??	5741	16 Mar 2010 - 13:28 AngelCarpintero
Ubuntu 9.10 and Motion as Daemon	5852	23 Feb 2010 - 08:18 FranzFoedermayr
configure pthread support	5780	05 Feb 2010 - 22:51 AngelCarpintero
Port Password Protect	5803	15 Jan 2010 - 00:20 AngelCarpintero
How configure to handle *30 simultaneous clients* for 2 hours? (online class!)	5808	09 Jan 2010 - 23:11 AngelCarpintero
Video4Linux Loopback Device "resize"	5833	21 Dec 2009 - 08:33 AngelCarpintero
046d:08cc logitech Orbit	5837	10 Dec 2009 - 09:10 AngelCarpintero
ZONEMINDER FAULT!	5838	09 Dec 2009 - 21:37 DarkPhoinix
i can make in linux-2.6.32 errors 409: error 469: error ...	5839	09 Dec 2009 - 15:32 AngelCarpintero
Saved files are root.root how do you change?	5843	04 Dec 2009 - 10:15 AngelCarpintero
Could not fetch initial image from camera -- no driver info is given.	5916	15 Nov 2009 - 18:16 AngelCarpintero
smart_mask_speed silently kills motion	5885	15 Nov 2009 - 18:11 AngelCarpintero
two webcams and motion.conf	5890	15 Nov 2009 - 17:59 AngelCarpintero
motion video record and video from live http server jump up and down	5920	15 Nov 2009 - 17:16 AngelCarpintero
mjprox, deny access to cgi-bin?	5895	15 Nov 2009 - 16:12 AngelCarpintero
How to config motion to use ipCams	5866	15 Nov 2009 - 13:38 AngelCarpintero
myIp:8081 ! the pictures are black, blue, grey	5920	21 Sep 2009 - 09:49 AngelCarpintero
Logitech Quickcam Sphere MP - Pan & Tilt do not work	6517	11 Aug 2009 - 04:19 AngelCarpintero
How to disable warnings about corrupt image?	6102	10 Aug 2009 - 00:21 AngelCarpintero
Canon raw mjpeg stream failure? Failed to read first camera header - giving up for now	6121	10 Aug 2009 - 00:00 AngelCarpintero
MSI Starcam Clip II problem	6291	09 Aug 2009 - 23:59 AngelCarpintero
White pictures when using multiple inputs on one card	6296	09 Aug 2009 - 23:58 AngelCarpintero
Error capturing first image	6364	09 Aug 2009 - 23:57 AngelCarpintero
Motion and dv4l, problem similar to Support Question 2008x 08x 14x 014531?	6169	09 Aug 2009 - 20:28 AngelCarpintero
Logitech 46d:092f QuickCam Express Plus didn't work.	6223	09 Aug 2009 - 20:25 AngelCarpintero
Kernel oop when accessing vloopback device	5966	08 Aug 2009 - 23:01 AngelCarpintero
Images are Grey with "Unable to open Video Device" printed top left - Genius Eye 312	5963	06 Aug 2009 - 01:36 AngelCarpintero
PJPG Unable to find a compatible palette format.	6252	06 Aug 2009 - 00:51 AngelCarpintero
opensuse 11	6226	06 Aug 2009 - 00:38 AngelCarpintero
Motion on Freebsd	6000	05 Aug 2009 - 19:51 AngelCarpintero
Motion stalling in Ubuntu 9.04	6059	05 Aug 2009 - 19:47 AngelCarpintero
Does Linux Preemption Matter?	6165	05 Aug 2009 - 19:41 AngelCarpintero
Two cameras don't work together	5964	05 Aug 2009 - 18:35 AngelCarpintero
Memory map error when adding a new Logitech Quickcam Pro 9000	6350	05 Aug 2009 - 16:36 AngelCarpintero
Motion.conf is not making sense	5970	03 Aug 2009 - 20:49 AngelCarpintero
Many destroyed frames ==> permanent motion detect	5989	12 Jul 2009 - 22:29 AngelCarpintero

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